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7357462882Alacrity (noun)Liveliness0
7357462883Adulation (noun)Praise1
7357462884Avarice(n)Greed2
7357462885benignant (adj)Kindly; gently3
7357462886Castigate (v)to punish or criticize harshly4
7357462887Convoketo call together5
7357462888Disdain (n)To scorn6
7357462889Enervate (v)to weaken7
7357462890Facetious (adj)humorous, not meant seriously8
7357462891Iniquitous (adj.)Unjust9
7357462892Loquacious (adj)talkative10
7357462893Mollify (v)To appease11
7357462894Odious (adj)Hateful; disgusting12
7357462895phlegmatic (adj)Sluggish13
7357462896ProdigiousExtraordinary in size; force, etc14
7357462897rectitudeHonesty15
7357462898sedulousIndustrious; diligent and hard working16
7357462899Subservient (adj)Inferior; humble17
7437418475Abaseto humiliate, degrade18
7437418476AmnestyPardon19
7437418477BroachTo introduce a topic20
7437418478ClandestineSecret21
7437418479CorpulentFat22
7437418480deleteriousharmful23
7437418481DivestTo deprive24
7437418482ebullientEnthusiastic25
7437418483EnervateTo weaken26
7437418484FoibleMinor weakness27
7437418485LaconicUsing few words; concise28
7437418486MaudlinTearfully sentimental29
7437418487Panaceacure-all30
7437418488PlacidCalm31
7437418489propinquityNearness32
7437418490Reciprocalinterchangeable33
7437418491SalaciousLewd; obscene34
7437418492SpeciousMisleading35
7437418493SuppleFlexible36
7437418494terseBrief37
7437418495TrystMeeting38
7437418496UpbraidTo scold39
7511266101abstruseHard to understand; recondite40
7511266102Affinityattraction41
7511266103BuffoonClown42
7511266104Chaffworthless matter43
7511266105CollusionSecret agreement to defraud another44
7511266106Diffidentlacking confidence45
7511266107DoggerelPoorly written verse46
7511266108EgregiousOutrageous47
7511266109InsidiousTreacherous48
7511266110LucidShining; easily underst49
7511266111MeteTo allot50
7511266112PiqueTo irritate51
7511266113PristinePertaining to earliest period; unspoiled52
7511266114PrototypeOriginal or model53
7511266115ReprobateVillian54
7511266116SanguineOptimism55
7511341396SonorousLoud; resonant56
7511266117SucculentFull of juice57
7511266118UsuryExcessive rate of interest58
7511266119Zealotfanatic59
7651680248abscondTo flee secretly60
7651680249AdamantImmovable; unyielding61
7651680250BlitheCarefree62
7651680251CapriceAn impulsive change of mind63
7651680252CommodiousSpacious64
7651680253DesultoryDisconnected; rambling65
7651680254Disparitydifference66
7651680255DuressConstraint67
7651680256EnsconceTo place securely; to control68
7651680257innocuousHarmless69
7651680258IrascibleEasily angered70
7651680259MenialServile; low71
7651680260PeruseTo read with thoroughness72
7651680261PosteritySucceeding generations73
7651680262profligateShamelessly immoral; extremely wasteful74
7651680263SlothfulIdle; lazy75
7651680264StiltedPompous76
7651680265TacitSilent77
7651680266TiradeLong; vehement speech78
7651680267VerbosityWordiness79
7778159059AbateTo lessen, diminish80
7778159060AllegoryNarrative using figurative language81
7778159061AffableFriendly, courteous82
7778159062BlandMild83
7778159063ChideTo scold84
7778159064DauntTo discourage85
7778159066DourGloomy86
7778159069FelicityGreat happiness87
7778159070InveigleTo entice88
7778159071IrascibleEasily angered89
7778159072MalignTo slander90
7778159073PlacateTo pacify91
7778159074Pragmaticpractical92
7778159075Progenydescendants93
7778159076SeetheTo boil; to be disturbed94
7778159077Stridentharsh sounding95
7778159078Tawnyyellowish-brown96
7778159079TurgidSwollen97
7778159080VenerateTo respect greatly98
7778159081VoraciousVery greedy99
7842969099AltruismUnselfish devotion100
7842969100AstuteShrewd101
7842969101CajoleTo coax102
7842969102CognateRelated103
7842969103ConstrictTo constrain; bind104
7842969104DulcetPleasing to the ear; melodious105
7842969105EnnuiBoredom106
7842969106ExtolTo praise highly107
7842969107InsipidDull108
7843011015LitheBending easily; flexible109
7842969108MeretriciousShowily attractive; tawdry110
7842969109MisanthropeHater of mankind111
7842969110ObscureNot clear112
7842969111ParsimonyStinginess113
7842969112PerfidiousTreacherous114
7842969113ProletarianWorker; citizen of lowest class115
7842969114ReprisalRetaliation116
7842969115RotundRound117
7842969116SpuriousCounterfeit; false118
7842969117UbiquitousOccurring everywhere119
7925220302AccureTo accumulate120
7925220303AlludeTo refer to undirectly121
7925302709CaptivateTo fascinate122
7925220304Doltstupid person123
7925220305FerventEmotional; ardent124
7925220306IndigentPoor125
7925220307JuxtaposeTo place side by side126
7925220308MalevolentWishing evil; malicious127
7925220309MoribundDying128
7925220310ObtuseStupid129
7925220311PalpableObvious130
7925220312Platonicpurely spiritual; not sensual131
7925302710PoignantPiercing132
7925220313RespiteDelay133
7925220314Sardonicderisive; sneering134
7925220315SomberDark, gloomy135
7925220316SomnolentDrowsy; sleepy136
7925220317SuccorTo aid137
7925220318VacillateTo sway to an fro; to show indecision138
7925220319VicariousSubstitute139
7986784314AdjudicateTo decide (a case)140
7986784315AdmonishTo warn141
7986784316capitulateto surrender142
7986784317ConclaveSecret meeting143
7986784318Consternationsudden confusion; panic144
7986784319DogmaticDictatorial145
7986784320EclecticSelecting the best from various sources146
7986784321EulogyPraise for a dead person147
7986784322FatuousFoolish148
7986784323LugubriousMournful149
7986784324NeophyteBeginner; convert150
7986784325OstentatiousPretentious151
7986784326PotpourriMixture152
7990162600ProsaicDull, ordinary153
7986784327PurportTo give the appearance of154
7986784328RetributionRetaliation; revenge155
7986784329ScurrilousAbusice; coarse156
7986784330SecularWordly; nonreligious157
7986784331SurreptitiousActing in a secret, stealthy way158
7986784332VociferousShouting159
8070783780AbhorTo hate160
8070783781AestheticPertaining to beauty161
8070783782AntipathyDislike162
8070783783AspersionSlanderous remark163
8070783784BanalMeaningless; commonplace164
8070783785CoerceTo force165
8070783786CondolenceExpression of sympathy166
8070783787CursorySuperficial167
8070783788DidacticInstructive168
8070783789EffervescentBubbling; vivacious169
8070783790GamutEntire range170
8070783791HeinousHateful; abominable171
8070783792ImpalpableVague; not understandable172
8070783793JocoseJoking; humorous173
8070783794MendaciousUntruthful174
8070783795opulenceWealth175
8070783796ParityEquality176
8070783797PredilectionPreference177
8070783798PrognosticateTo forecast178
8070783799RibaldIndecent; vulgar179
8208108195AgnosticOne who believes in God us unknowable180
8208108196AcerbityBitterness, severity181
8208108197ApathyIndifference; lack of interest182
8208108198AugustMajestic, imposing183
8208108199CaptiousFinding fault184
8208108200ConundrumRiddle185
8208108201DebauchTo corrupt186
8208108202DepravedSinful187
8208108203EmaciateTo make thin188
8208108204ExtraniousNot belonging189
8208108205FastidiousHard to please190
8208108206GregariousSociable191
8208108207InvidiousCausing ill will; offensive192
8208108208MagnanimousGenerous; noble193
8208108209ObstreperousNoisy; boisterous194
8208108210OstracizeTo banish195
8208108211PerditionHell196
8208108212ProfuseOverabundant197
8208108213RemonstrateTo protest198
8208108214SalubriousWholesome199
8292985192abet (v)to assist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing200
8292985193adjunct (n)Assistant201
8292985194Arduous (adj)Difficult202
8300885973AutocraticArrogant203
8292985195Cower (v)Cringe in fear204
8292985196flamboyant (adj)Showy205
8293250070Glib (adj)Fluent; smooth206
8293250071LanentHidden;dormant207
8293250072Ominous (adj)Threatening208
8293250073Petulance (noun)Impatient irritation209
8293250074portend (v)To warn; to foreshadow210
8293250075Remuneration (noun)Compensation211
8293250076schism (n)Split; discord212
8293250077ScoffRidicule213
8293250078SkepticOne who doubts214
8293250079StolidHaving little emotion; impassive215
8293250080sustenance (n)Nourishment216
8293250081Temerity (noun)Foolish boldness217
8293250082transitory (adj)lasting for a short time218
8293250083Urbane (adj)Refined219
8419160439AbominateTo abhor220
8419160440AmiablePleasant; kind221
8419160441AssiduityCare; diligence222
8419160442BlusterTo speak boastfully223
8419160443CavilTo quibble224
8419160444CogentConvincing225
8419160445DissidentDisagreeing226
8419160446DuplicityDeception227
8419160447FacadeFront part of a building; false front228
8419160448FurtiveStealthy; foxy229
8419160449IntriniscEssential230
8419160450LethargicSluggish231
8419160451OvertNot concealed232
8419160452PerennialContinual; enduring233
8419160453PerniciousDestructive234
8419160454ReconditeConcealed; profundity235
8419160455RevileTo abuse; to slander236
8419160456SalientImportant; conspicuous237
8419160457TaciturnAlmost always silent238
8419160458TangibleCapable of being touched; perceptible239
8589494695allay (v)To reduce the intensity of; to calm240
8589494696attest (v)To confirm241
8589494697audacious (adj)bold242
8589494698careenTo swerve243
8589494699corroborateTo strengthen; to confirm244
8589494700dolorousMournful245
8589494701FactitiousArtificial246
8589494702garrulousTalkative247
8589494703inexorableUnyielding248
8589494704languidlacking in spirit or interest249
8589494705obdurateStubborn250
8589494706perfunctorymechanical, indifferent251
8589494707perpetuateto cause to continue252
8589494708reproachBlame253
8589494709sagacityWisdom254
8589494710sporadicinfrequent, irregular255
8589494711supersedeTo replace256
8589494712TenacityPersistence257
8589494713torridvery hot; scorching258
8589494714VenialExcusable259
8719427602AnachronismSomething out of its proper place260
8719427603ArtificeTrickery261
8719427604CharlatanFaker262
8719427605CommensurateProportionate263
8719427606contiguousadjacent; touching264
8719427607DeferenceRespect265
8719427608effronteryImpudence266
8719427609EsotericFor a select few267
8719427610iconoclastdestroyer of images268
8719427611IntrepidFearless269
8719427612opprobriousShameful270
8719427613PedantOne who possesses mere book learning; narrow-minded teacher271
8719427614PrateTo talk much and to little purpose272
8719427615pulchritudebeauty273
8719427616ReconnoiterTo survey a region274
8719427617SaturnineGloomy; very serious275
8719427618TemperalLasting only for a certain time; temporary276
8719427619travestyludicrous treatment of a serious subject277
8719427620unmitigatednot lessened; absolute278
8719427621VerityTruth279
8898299716agrarianPertaining to farming280
8898299717AdroitSkillful281
8898299718auspiciousfavorable282
8898299719BurnishTo polish283
8898299720CarpTo complain constantly284
8898299721ContumelyRudeness285
8898299722CulpableDeserving blame286
8898299723DisseminateTo spread widely287
8898299724DuctileEasily molded288
8898299725ExpiateTo atone for289
8898299726FeasibleCapable of being accomplished; possible290
8898299727MachiavellianCrafty; cunning291
8898299728NarcissisticSelf-love292
8898299729officiousMeddlesome293
8898299730propensitytendency294
8898299731RebukeTo reprimand; to blame295
8898299732ScintillateSparkle296
8898299733SordidVile; dirty297
8898299734TenuousSlender; flimsy298
8898299735TribulationTrouble299
8965322444aggrandizeto enlarge300
8965322445acrimonyacerbity301
8965322446appallto terrify; to shock302
8965322447atheistone who denies the existence of God303
8965322448biennialoccurring every two years304
8965322449chagrinembarrassment305
8965322450copiousabundant306
8965322451disparageto belittle307
8965322452emulateto try to equal or excel308
8965322453extricateTo free309
8965322454frugalThrifty310
8965322455malingerto pretend sickness311
8965322456philistinelacking in culture; commonplace312
8965322457Prosodystudy of poetic meters and versification313
8965322458RobustBrawny; vigorous314
8965322459sedentaryinactive315
8965322460StoicismRepression of emotions316
8965322461TurbidMuddy317
8965322462vindicateto justify318
8965322463vituperateTo scold319
9140575179altercationangry dispute320
9140575180advocateTo recommend321
9140575181ascendantRising322
9140575182austerityseverity323
9140575183Calumny (n)A false accusation; a slander324
9140575184CollateTo put together in proper order325
9140575185conjectureto guess; to suppose326
9140575186dank (adj)Chilly and wet327
9140575187deplore (v)To regret328
9140575188disconcertTo disturb329
9140575189flagrant (adj)Notorious; shocking330
9140575190immutableunchangeable331
9140575191litigationlawsuit332
9140575192nebulousvague; indistinct333
9140575193paragon (n.)model of excellence334
9140575194PertBold; saucy335
9140575195preclude (v)To shut out336
9140575196RancorHatred337
9140575197reticence (n)Silence338
9140575198sycophantflatterer; parasite339
9221823411abrogateto abolish340
9221823412allocateto set aside; to apportion341
9221823413brusqueabrupt in manner342
9221823414censureto criticize sharply343
9221823415cogitationact of reflecting; meditation344
9221823416Debaseto lower in rank345
9221823417DemureShy346
9221823418DerisionRidicule347
9221823419disconsolatewithout hope348
9221823420ludicrousridiculous349
9221823421metamorphosischange of form350
9221823422PervadeTo go or spread throughout351
9221823423promontorypeak of high land jutting out over water352
9221823424SeditionRebellion353
9221823425StaidSedate; serious354
9221823426supercilioushaughty; arrogant355
9221823427tremulousquivering356
9221823428truculentCruel357
9221823429Vicissitudechange; variation358
9221823430VolitionAct of determination359
9293632496agilityquickness; nimbleness360
9293632497ameliorateto improve361
9293632498bourgeoispertaining to the middle class362
9293632499catharticcleansing363
9293632500cognizantaware364
9293632501Digressto stray from the main subject365
9293632502DocileEasy to handle; submissive366
9293632503ecstaticExtremely happy367
9293632504equanimitycalmness368
9293632505extraditeto surrender a prisoner to another authority369
9293632506MicrocosmWorld in miniature370
9293632507mundaneworldly; early371
9293632508obsequiousoverly submissive372
9293632509piquantStimulating to the taste; exciting interest373
9293632510propitiousfavorable374
9293632511scrutinizeto examine closely375
9293632512succinctconcise376
9293632513SurveillanceSupervision377
9293632514Vernacularpertaining to a common language of a land378
9293632515VolatileEvaporating rapidly; flightly379
9720939034affluencewealth380
9720943563anomalyirregularity;straying from the norm381
9720949436augmentto increase382
9720952501botchto ruin through clumsiness383
9720957353complacentcontent384
9720962647congenitalexisting at birth but not inherited385
9720971037decrepitweakened by age386
9720973591demeanorbehavior387
9720976205desistto stop doing something388
9720982136dormantasleep; temporarily inactive389
9720987731eruditevery learned390
9720991492extantin existence391
9720996391fabricateto construct; to devise392
9720999610maximshort statement of a general truth393
9721006145metaphysicsphilosophy that is subtle and hard to understand394
9721016526myriadvery great number395
9721022243palatabletasty396
9721024456pithyterse397
9721027529perogativeprivilege398
9721033240qualmmisgiving399
9787597415AnathemaBan; curse400
9787597416AplombSelf-confidence401
9787597417AugurTo predict402
9787597418BlatantObjectionably403
9787597419CongruentAgreeing404
9787597420CovertConcealed; secret405
9787597421DelineateTo describe406
9787597422DeprecateTo disapprove of407
9787597423dichotomydivision into two parts408
9787597424EschewTo avoid409
9787597425impecuniouspenniless; poor410
9787597426indolentlazy411
9787597427nefariousextremely wicked412
9787597428ObviateTo prevent413
9787597429pecuniarymonetary, financial414
9787597430pungentsharply penetrating415
9787597431PurloinTo steal416
9787597432sapientwise417
9787597433ScathingBitterly severe418
9787597434subjugateto conquer419

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